By Catracha Hondurena on April 24, 2010
honduras, san pedro sula
Human Interest
Gabriel Castro, 17, died as police and family looked on, as an imposter nurse injected his I.V. with a deadly solution. Castro was brought to Mario Catarino Rivas Hospital in San Pedro Sula on Saturday, April 17th. He had gunshot wounds, the result of an assault, and was promptly admitted. Castro was recuperating in his […]
By Catracha Hondurena on March 11, 2010
honduran, honduras, mark goldstein, san pedro sula, tegucigalpa
Human Interest
This morning in Tegucigalpa, business, political and military persons came to the funeral home La Auxiliadora de Suyapa (The Help of Suyapa) to meet with relatives and friends of the Goldstein’s before Mark Goldstein’s remains were transferred to San Pedro Sula, where he would ultimately be buried. Among those attending Congressman Goldstein’s funeral services in […]
By Catracha Hondurena on March 10, 2010
Honduran Congress, mark goldstein, san pedro sula, tegucigalpa
Human Interest, Politics in Honduras
San Pedro Sula Congressman, Mark Goldstein and his fiancee, Margie Gonzalez, died in an airplane crash this afternoon. The small aircraft carried the pilot, Luis Lopez, Mr. Goldstein, and his companion There were no survivors. Mr. Goldstein had just been sworn in as a diputado and attended a special tribute in Congress for his father, […]
By Catracha Hondurena on January 12, 2010
earthquake, honduras, san pedro sula
Environmental News
An earthquake rattled the Honduran-Guatemalan border yesterday. There were no immediate reports of casualties. The tremor, measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale, struck 260 km north of the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa at 5:40 p.m. (2340 GMT), said Francisco Moncada, an official with the Bureau of Disaster Monitoring. The quake was widely felt in Honduras’ […]
By Catracha Hondurena on December 21, 2009
honduras, san pedro sula
General Honduras News
The Municipal Police of San Pedro Sula seized more than a million Lempiras in gunpowder throughout various areas of the city today. The explosives are due to be destroyed on January 7th at the municipal crematorium. The operation was conducted with the collaboration of the National Preventive Police and the authorities of Environmental Protection. The […]